Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 66.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso is 66.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 74.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.9% | — |
| 1962 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 73.5% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 71.6% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 71.8% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 72.0% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 72.0% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 70.0% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 69.3% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 70.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 67.1% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 70.7% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 68.9% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 70.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 70.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | -1.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 66.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 72.3%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 66.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.2%, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 69.9% | 73.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 71.8% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 67.1% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 68.3% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.4% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.7% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.2% | 67.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More energy & mining data for Burkina Faso
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 41.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 66.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.